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Biography

Combining a background in punk and alternative music with an affinity for classic pop song craft, Todd Stadtman has dedicated himself to mining for the fresh and unexpected within the limits of the three minute pop single. The results are a body of songs called "graceful and classically structured" by the All Music Guide and a reputation that has lead Spain's aB Magazine to call him a "Genius of timeless pop".

Coming out of the San Francisco post punk scene, Stadtman fronted both the art-punk trio B Team and The Naked Into, a moody pop outfit that also featured American Music Club’s Lisa Davis and Engine 88 drummer David Hawkins. In 1999 he joined with professional arranger David Rubinstein (Chantal Kreviazuk, Sophie B. Hawkins) to form Zikzak. That duo’s Bitter Records debut, "See You There", received critical praise - called "Great pop music: lush, weird, pretty and sad" by Splendid E-Zine and "One of the best pure pop albums I've heard in a long time" by the reviewer for webzine 181.4 DFN.

After leaving Zikzak, Stadtman enlisted the production assistance of Dan Wool, the San Francisco soundtrack artist known for his work with director Alex Cox on such films as "Sid and Nancy", "Straight to Hell", and, recently, the cult Japanese TV series, "Mike Yokohama". The result of their collaboration is Stadtman’s Prix Fixe Records solo CD “Only I Can Save You”, an exciting collection of sharp, electro-influenced pop that is currently earning critical praise and increasing airplay on college and alternative stations throughout the U.S. and Canada.